Pakistan will not play India in the 2026 T20 World Cup, PAK government announces; The match was to be held on February 15.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken a strange decision regarding the 2026 T20 World Cup. Pakistan's team will not play a match with India in this global tournament. The match was scheduled to be held on February 15. The Pakistan government says that the team will not take the field in the match against India on February 15, 2026.

On Sunday, the Pakistan government announced that its team will participate in the 2026 T20 World Cup starting on February 7, but will not take the field in the match against India on February 15. Pakistan has taken this decision after Bangladesh was eliminated from the tournament.

The Shahbaz government has not yet made it clear whether his team will play if Pakistan takes on India in the semi-finals. The Pakistan government has announced a boycott of the match to be held on February 15. It was a league stage match, which was to be played in Sri Lanka.

The first match for Pakistan is on February 7

The 2026 T20 World Cup will begin with the match between Pakistan and the Netherlands. However, a total of three matches will be played on the first day of the tournament. Pakistan's team will face the Netherlands in Colombo. At the same time, there will be a match between West Indies and Scotland at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Apart from this, India will play their first match against USA in Mumbai. Pakistan's match will start at 11 am according to Indian time. The West Indies match will start at 3 pm Indian time. India's match will start at 7 pm

Pakistan are in Group A with India.

All 20 teams in the 2026 T20 World Cup are divided into four groups. Pakistan's team is in Group A with India. Apart from these two, USA and Netherlands are also part of Group A. To reach the Super 8, Pakistan will now have to win from the USA and the Netherlands. If they do that, then they can reach the next stage of the tournament without playing India.